Leo I (UGC 5470)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , Leo I is visible between 18:57 and 04:30. It will become accessible at around 18:57, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:43, 68° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:30 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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Name Leo I (UGC 5470)
Object type Galaxy
Other names
Leo I
UGC 5470[1]
PGC 29488[2]
Position
Right ascension:10h08m [2]
Declination:+12°18' [2]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:11.30 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:12.0 arcmin x 9.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 80.0°E of N
Hubble type:DWRF EL
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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